Harvard Sweeps Relays To Begin Men’s Ivy League Championships

Harvard, racing in their home pool, won the first event of the meet. The team of Steven Tan (22.04), Shane McNamara (24.27), Max Yakubovich (20.32), and Dean Farris (18.89) finished first in the 200 medley relay in 1:25.52. Their time broke the previous pool record by one and a half seconds.

Harvard won the second and final event of the evening, dominating the 800 free relay. The team of Brennan Novak (1:36.47), Zach Snyder (1:36.65), Aly Abdel Khalik (1:35.39), and Farris (1:31.29) grabbed first in 6:19.80.

Their relay crushed the meet record set back in 2009 by five seconds and also set a new pool record. Farris’ split time is an astonishing 2.21 seconds faster than the individual 200 free record.

Author: Chandler Brandes

Chandler Brandes is a junior at the University of Vermont where she is majoring in Public Communication and double minoring in Coaching and Sports Management. She is a former swimmer for the Catamounts and this is her third year on board with Swimming World.